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LEUCOTHOE

Dictionary entry overview: What does leucothoe mean?

• LEUCOTHOE (noun)
The noun LEUCOTHOE has 1 sense:

1. any plant of the genus Leucothoe; grown for their beautiful white flowers; glossy foliage contains a poisonous substance similar to that found in genus Kalmia

Familiarity information: LEUCOTHOE used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• LEUCOTHOE (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Any plant of the genus Leucothoe; grown for their beautiful white flowers; glossy foliage contains a poisonous substance similar to that found in genus Kalmia

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("leucothoe" is a kind of...):

bush; shrub (a low woody perennial plant usually having several major branches)

Holonyms ("leucothoe" is a member of...):

genus Leucothoe (American and Asiatic deciduous and evergreen shrubs)

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